Israel’s recognition of Somaliland sends warning to Turkey, Iran, Syria

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Israel’s recent decision to recognize Somaliland took most countries by surprise and generated almost instantaneous Pavlovian condemnations from a wide body of local, regional, and global powers.

While Israel’s actions acknowledged that Somaliland governs its own territory effectively and that it actually meets the requirements of sovereignty (defined territory, governance, capital, and even its own currency), many countries and organizations clearly felt deeply offended and threatened by the disruption of the established order of things.

Jonathan Conricus is a senior fellow at FDD focused on the Middle East.